tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.comments2018-03-19T19:12:56.654+01:00venezia blogSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-11720692836603913922018-03-19T19:12:56.654+01:002018-03-19T19:12:56.654+01:00Has this been recently restored ?
The last time I ...Has this been recently restored ?<br />The last time I was ther it was held together with masking tape.<br />Thanks for sharing thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-82725967774980583812018-03-17T12:08:56.861+01:002018-03-17T12:08:56.861+01:00keep posting loving it. My favourite pastime was w...keep posting loving it. My favourite pastime was watching the garbage collectors, the fire men etc.Anna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840218502208662631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-43709587738754964572018-03-13T18:21:42.083+01:002018-03-13T18:21:42.083+01:00Thank you much for letting me know about this, Bri...Thank you much for letting me know about this, Brigitte--but, as you point out, the &quot;restoration&quot; leaves something to be desired! I also appreciate you tracking down the fact that an official restoration could be done if anyone would pony up 8,000 euro. That seems awfully expensive--I think I could get work done on my own for less. So perhaps the present version is at least a step in the right direction (if only it were centered a bit better). Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-56885495479157513542018-03-10T22:27:14.671+01:002018-03-10T22:27:14.671+01:00After 5 years the nose is &#39;restored&#39;!
http...After 5 years the nose is &#39;restored&#39;!<br />https://venedig-ebb.blogspot.de/2018/03/nasenkorrektur-in-venedig.htmlBrigitte Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939198688720031185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-61949566675173043772018-03-09T16:52:58.520+01:002018-03-09T16:52:58.520+01:00Thanks for your link to this book. Having spent mu...Thanks for your link to this book. Having spent much time in Paris during November, I know how cold the churches are. Alas, they are the only source of coolness in the humid summer heat there.Richard Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687025761031105213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-35743142023491080912018-03-08T04:34:24.982+01:002018-03-08T04:34:24.982+01:00I have just read this post and wonder if things ha...I have just read this post and wonder if things have improved since mid-2016.<br />This is a problem in many places, large and small. I know London, San Francisco and Prague - to name a few cities - suffer from this abandonment of the centre. Legal systems are taking time to catch up with the consequences of increased tourism as well as airbnb-type informal arrangements. I live on an idyllic island off the coast of Australia which is now largely dependent on tourism. Most of the houses in our village stand empty while local families find it increasingly difficult to buy or rent a home. City-dwellers typically buy a house here as a second or holiday home and find it more profitable to charge very high rentals to short-term tourists than to fishing families or to the cooks, cleaners and other service workers who are needed to sustain the economy. This also has an impact on services - it is hard to argue the case for schools and medical services if there are fewer children and permanent residents. This has happened in many small coastal towns as local industry declines and high-income professionals and business owners seek an attractive retirement or second home. Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-46152370037552374012018-03-03T19:16:34.228+01:002018-03-03T19:16:34.228+01:00Although snow never seems to last for long in Veni...Although snow never seems to last for long in Venice, we&#39;ve been fortunate enough to see it several years when we&#39;ve come Dec - Feb. It&#39;s magical.Ella Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651842165614832456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-26717970613283699012018-02-21T19:11:11.947+01:002018-02-21T19:11:11.947+01:00Wonderful shot.
Rob CWonderful shot.<br />Rob CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-14809144687179286232018-02-21T14:55:09.601+01:002018-02-21T14:55:09.601+01:00I was once told that the side canals are no more t...I was once told that the side canals are no more than 3-4 feet deep normally...is that really true??Helen K Beachamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-84523923849650618112018-02-20T22:16:59.988+01:002018-02-20T22:16:59.988+01:00Peaceful shot. Inviting. I want to walk around the...Peaceful shot. Inviting. I want to walk around the corner to see what&#39;s there.Richard Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687025761031105213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-67910189584694484672018-02-10T18:39:57.788+01:002018-02-10T18:39:57.788+01:00Thanks, Auvraisien. Yes, it was taken as a panoram...Thanks, Auvraisien. Yes, it was taken as a panorama from the bridge at the end of that fondamenta--and that is indeed SM Formosa you can see just a bit of.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-1382501406927958852018-02-10T18:35:16.787+01:002018-02-10T18:35:16.787+01:00I saw one gondola cautiously pass by near the hote...I saw one gondola cautiously pass by near the hotel, Ella, as I was taking this photo--but it didn&#39;t depart from this bacino. It couldn&#39;t have. Luckily, the tide comes back in soon enough. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-27341068119898767512018-02-10T18:31:57.482+01:002018-02-10T18:31:57.482+01:00Yes, as Allan points out, gondolas, like other tra...Yes, as Allan points out, gondolas, like other traditional Venetian boats made for the lagoon, have flat bottoms. In the second image you may even be able to make this out, or get a hint of it.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-88351514803801390582018-02-10T18:29:43.767+01:002018-02-10T18:29:43.767+01:00Well, at least there&#39;s hope that Corsicans wil...Well, at least there&#39;s hope that Corsicans will have a better sense of the issue, Rosalind, thanks to your efforts. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-86277851499644137542018-02-10T18:27:33.743+01:002018-02-10T18:27:33.743+01:00Depends on the kinds of things one likes, Ella: I ...Depends on the kinds of things one likes, Ella: I can understand why visitors enjoy Carnevale--for some people it&#39;s just the ticket. But can also see for many others it&#39;s best avoided. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-1355935436917617282018-02-10T18:25:20.528+01:002018-02-10T18:25:20.528+01:00Thanks, Gregory, I&#39;m just sorry I haven&#39;t ...Thanks, Gregory, I&#39;m just sorry I haven&#39;t mentioned your books before! Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-51308580072473308122018-02-03T14:47:31.182+01:002018-02-03T14:47:31.182+01:00Thank you, Steven, for quoting me - and for your v...Thank you, Steven, for quoting me - and for your very kind remarks on my mysteries! And complimenti on this blog, which is always fascinating.<br />Gregory DowlingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-2129402951285318652018-02-02T17:30:12.715+01:002018-02-02T17:30:12.715+01:00That&#39;ll cause some gnashing of gondolier teeth...That&#39;ll cause some gnashing of gondolier teeth at this prime time for posers, won&#39;t it? Presumably the gondolas can&#39;t get out from the basin? - or can they?Ella Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651842165614832456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-39235430390527314612018-02-02T14:25:27.270+01:002018-02-02T14:25:27.270+01:00Regarding your footnote, it&#39;s not only English...Regarding your footnote, it&#39;s not only English-language media who get it wrong. The French national TV programme, Soir3, recently announced : cruise ships no longer to sail down the Grand canal. Corsicans gaily join in the discussion also on a wrong footing and as an exercise in Corsican I recently wrote this article:<br />http://www.fiamma.fr/scrittiCorsi/quiqualla/VeneziaCruciera.htmlRosalindhttp://www.corsicabus.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-21157652195632035952018-01-31T16:57:28.470+01:002018-01-31T16:57:28.470+01:00They have no keel, the bottom is flat.They have no keel, the bottom is flat.Allan Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-1603755556508895172018-01-30T22:30:58.902+01:002018-01-30T22:30:58.902+01:00Wow! How do the gondolas stay upright??Wow! How do the gondolas stay upright??Helen K Beachamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-83834489825398000572018-01-29T12:16:05.419+01:002018-01-29T12:16:05.419+01:00I&#39;s one time we&#39;ve never ventured there - ...I&#39;s one time we&#39;ve never ventured there - that and the really hot summer months. Love Venice in autumn or winter, though.Ella Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-58128782109204529972018-01-28T21:00:47.396+01:002018-01-28T21:00:47.396+01:00I&#39;m not sure that it&#39;s so much an end of s...I&#39;m not sure that it&#39;s so much an end of something, Jon, as a return to something residents already know all too well for about 45 weeks of the year. Or the end of peace-of-mind more than peace. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-42361582306964561362018-01-28T20:55:50.958+01:002018-01-28T20:55:50.958+01:00When it comes down to it finally, Ella, I think th...When it comes down to it finally, Ella, I think there&#39;s a lot to be said for completely avoiding Venice during Carnevale (and those Venetians not tied to the city by work have found it to be the perfect period to spend out of town).<br /> Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33798913409345515412018-01-28T19:13:58.388+01:002018-01-28T19:13:58.388+01:00No way would we want to be there during Carneval, ...No way would we want to be there during Carneval, a real time to avoid Vencice.Ella Bnoreply@blogger.com